Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable assistant

The differences between revenue audit clerks and accounts payable assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a revenue audit clerk and an accounts payable assistant. Additionally, an accounts payable assistant has an average salary of $37,145, which is higher than the $31,718 average annual salary of a revenue audit clerk.

The top three skills for a revenue audit clerk include journal entries, table games and internal controls. The most important skills for an accounts payable assistant are data entry, purchase orders, and vendor invoices.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable assistant overview

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Yearly salary	$31,718	$37,145
Hourly rate	$15.25	$17.86
Growth rate	-5%	-5%
Number of jobs	77,031	31,341
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	51	51
Years of experience	6	6

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable assistant salary

Revenue audit clerks and accounts payable assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average salary	$31,718	$37,145
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $37,000	Between $29,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Santa Cruz, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Emerson College
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between revenue audit clerk and accounts payable assistant education

There are a few differences between a revenue audit clerk and an accounts payable assistant in terms of educational background:

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Accounting	Accounting
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable assistant demographics

Here are the differences between revenue audit clerks' and accounts payable assistants' demographics:

	Revenue Audit Clerk	Accounts Payable Assistant
Average age	51	51
Gender ratio	Male, 21.2% Female, 78.8%	Male, 15.2% Female, 84.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between revenue audit clerk and accounts payable assistant duties and responsibilities

Revenue audit clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
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Audit, prepare and input all manual payroll checks, void checks, and other pay adjustments.
Audit and review payroll voucher and registers to determine their accuracy, completeness and conformance with all rules and regulations.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Perform data entry using PeopleSoft software.

Accounts payable assistant example responsibilities.

Manage revenue ledger including other subsidiary ledgers and responsible for the reconciliation of various income accounts to ensure accuracy of postings.
Issue weekly payments to vendors by check, ACH, domestic wire, and international wire in USD and other currencies.
Assist in accounts payable/receivable including check deposits, credit card payments, ACH payments, credits, check runs, etc.
Compose effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data using QuickBooks.
Prepare payroll for salary and hourly personnel, including necessary reports for regulatory bodies.
Respond to payroll accounting inquires; provide resolution, information, or direction accordingly.

Revenue audit clerk vs accounts payable assistant skills

Common revenue audit clerk skills

Journal Entries, 18%
Table Games, 11%
Internal Controls, 10%
Book Revenue, 9%
Front Desk, 8%
Data Entry, 8%

Common accounts payable assistant skills

Data Entry, 15%
Purchase Orders, 10%
Vendor Invoices, 9%
Payroll, 6%
Vendor Statements, 5%
Financial Reports, 4%

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